Yes, I could customize the notification settings for each of my apps (instead of having them mirror my phone settings), but I have a gazillion apps. Yes, of course I could just take the watch off, but that seemed like a silly thing to have to do multiple times a day. Yes, I could turn on “do not disturb”, but then I had to remember to turn it back on. I didn’t have that luxury with the Apple Watch. If I need to really focus I either turn my phone over or place it out of sight. With my phone I never have vibrate on and very rarely have sound on. So, that was the good news with respect to notifications what’s the bad? Well, the deluge of notifications - each of which demanded a sliver of my attention - just started to feel very counterproductive. Indeed, I thought that was one of the coolest things about the watch.) I loved that the screen was off 99% of the time. (I’ve seen a lot of people whining that they want the display to always be on, and I can’t for the life of me figure out why you’d want to sacrifice (a shit ton of) battery life just to save you from having to tilt your wrist slightly. No one but me could see the notification. With the watch I got a delightful tap on my wrist, flicked my wrist towards me, read the message, and then dropped my wrist and the screen turned off. If I put my phone down on the table, anyone can see 1) that I got a notification and 2) potentially the content of the notification (depending on the app). Most days I’m in a lot of meetings, and I’m not always on my phone (promise!). Of course, most of the time they’re not terribly important and could wait, and I could go back to reading.Īnother nice thing about having notifications on the watch had to do with meetings. One was that I could put my phone in another room while I read on my Kindle - a quick glance and I could determine whether the notification warranted an immediate response or not. Some nice things became possible now that I could receive notifications on my wrist instead of my phone. Most of the time I just had the watch notifications mirror my iPhone, but for some apps I disabled watch notifications entirely (e.g., Words With Friends). For the most part I love notifications, and for a time getting them on my wrist was pretty great. Like you, I get a lot of notifications…except I get more. (Frankly, I’d actually be OK with them doubling the width and making it rectangular I think this might eventually happen (Watch Plus?).) Also, as I’m sure you’ve heard or know yourself, it was amazingly comfortable to wear and didn’t irritate me in the slightest. I had the 42mm Space Gray Sport, with the “fog” sports strap. I know opinion’s divided around its design, but I think it’s pretty, and I liked how it looked and sat on my wrist.
I wasn’t terribly happy about it, but that was the reality.
But, I bought it thinking that it likely wouldn’t provide me enough utility to remove permanently the mechanical beauties from my wrist. I knew from jump that I was going to get one. I mention all of this in an effort to contextualize a bit the end result of my Apple Watch “trial period”.Īs you may have guessed from the title, I sold my Apple Watch (after a few months). But, it is something I really enjoy, and unfortunately that enjoyment, and usually good design and craftsmanship generally, comes with a high cost. I get that this isn’t normal, and that like many obsessions and passions, is somewhat irrational. Horology is a tough thing to be openly enthusiastic about, what with all of your rational friends constantly demanding an explanation of why you’re compelled to strap a small engine to your wrist. (That’s not a humblebrag - it’s a cry for help.) As far as I’m concerned, fine mechanical watches are the ultimate gadget. Though I very rarely talk about it publicly online or even in meatspace (mainly because it’s hard to do without people you don’t know thinking you’re batshit insane), I’ve owned a number of them over the years, and all in have probably spent more on mechanical watches than some people will spend on cars in their lifetime. First things first: I’m a huge fan of high-end mechanical watches.
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